Department of Education, University of California, Irvine, 2062 Education, Irvine, CA 92697-5500, United States.
Soc Sci Res. 2012 May;41(3):695-708. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.12.002. Epub 2011 Dec 24.
Although the relationship between educational attainment and parenting practices is well documented, it is typically examined at only one point in time. What happens if mothers acquire more education after the birth of their children: do they alter their parenting practices? Panel data models based on longitudinal data from ECLS-K indicate that changes in mother's educational attainment are positively associated with increases in parental school involvement, having books in the home, and participating in non-academic family activities, but not with attitudes toward discipline. Although post-natal maternal education does not change all aspects of parenting, our findings are broadly consistent with the theory of cultural mobility and provide insights into the extent of socio-cultural mobility in contemporary American society.
尽管教育程度与育儿实践之间的关系已有充分记录，但通常仅在一个时间点进行研究。如果母亲在孩子出生后接受更多的教育，会发生什么情况：她们会改变育儿方式吗？基于 ECLS-K 纵向数据的面板数据模型表明，母亲教育程度的变化与父母对学校的参与度、家庭藏书量以及参与非学术性家庭活动的增加呈正相关，但与纪律态度无关。尽管产后母亲教育不会改变育儿的所有方面，但我们的研究结果与文化流动理论基本一致，并深入了解了当代美国社会的社会文化流动性程度。
